Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School

Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School
Interactive map of Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School
Opened1927
Closed1968
CountryUnited States

The Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School (1927–1968) was a juvenile correctional facility for black male youth in Arkansas. There were two locations in 1936, one in Jefferson County and one in Wrightsville 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Little Rock. A fire in 1959 at the children's dormitory killed 21 victims. According to a 1967 lawsuit, the one in Jefferson County near Pine Bluff was known as White Boys School and held whites.

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